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Serena Williams storms into Australian Open Semifinals
World No.1 Serena Williams stormed past 11th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-2 in 65 minutes in Melbourne on Wednesday to reach her first Australian Open tennis semifinals since winning the title in 2010. Williams came back from a set down…
ICC launches World Cup 2015 App
The International Cricket Council (ICC), in partnership with Reliance Communications, Wednesday launched the official World Cup 2015 app, now available for free download from the App Store and Google Play. The app will have unique features…
Australian Open: Maria Sharapova beats Eugenie Bouchard
Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova beat Eugenie Bouchard of Canada 6-3, 6-2 in straight sets in Melbourne on Tuesday to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open women's singles and kept alive her hopes of a sixth Grand Slam title. A lot…
Berdych knocks Rafael Nadal out of Australian Open
World No.7 Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic snapped a 17-match losing streak against Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal, defeating him 6-2, 6-0, 7-6 (5) Melbourne Tuesday to reach the Australian Open semifinals. In doing so, Berdych avoided…
Tri-Series: India-Australia 5th ODI abandoned Due to Rain
The fifth One-Day International of the tri-series cricket tournament between hosts Australia and India, also featuring England, was washed out following heavy rains at Sydney cricket Ground Sydney Monday.
India were sent in to bat by…
Tri-Series: Australia to field First against India in 5th ODI
Australian captain George Bailey won the toss and sent India in to bat in the fifth One-Day International (ODI) of the tri-series at the Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Monday.
India squad: Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu,…
Mahesh Bhupathi out of Australian Open Mixed Doubles
India's veteran tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi saw his this year's Australian Open journey come to an end when he and Jarmila Gajdosova went down 6-4, 6-7 (7), 8-10 to to Chinese Taipei's Hao-Ching Chan and Briton Jamie Murray in the mixed…
BCCI gives WICB New Deadline for Compensation Riposte
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has been given until Tuesday to respond to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) $42 million compensation claim for abandoning midway the Test and ODI series last year. Quoting the contents of…
Australia beat England, raise hopes for Team India
Australia registered their third consecutive victory in the tri-series, as they defeated England by three wickets at Hobart today. This victory raised hopes for Team India to get a chance to qualify for the final, if they win both of their…
Andreas Seppi ousts Federer from Australian Open
In a stunning performance, World No. 46 Andreas Seppi recorded one of his greatest victories to cause the biggest upset of the 2015 Australian Open yet, knocking out second seed and four-time champion Roger Federer 6-4, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6…